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Proclamation Ordering a Special Election to Decide Whether Portions of West Florida Should Be Annexed by Alabama, 1869

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State Archives of Florida, Series S577

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Proclamation by Florida Governor Harrison Reed ordering a special election to be held in the counties of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Jackson, Calhoun, and Franklin to decide whether certain portions of West Florida (the Panhandle) should be annexed by Alabama.

Date

1869-06-25

Creator

Reed, Harrison, 1813-1899

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Gibbs, Jonathan C., 1821-1874

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Proclamations

Title

Proclamation Ordering a Special Election to Decide Whether Portions of West Florida Should Be Annexed by Alabama, 1869

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Referendum

Local elections

Description

Creator

Reed, Harrison, 1813-1899

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S577

Date

1869-06-25

Contributor

Gibbs, Jonathan C., 1821-1874

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proclamations

Language

eng-US

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Text

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s577_b004_f04_03

Coverage

Reconstruction Era Florida (1865-1877)

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Alabama

Escambia County (Fla.)

Santa Rosa County (Fla.)

Walton County (Fla.)

Holmes County (Fla.)

Washington County (Fla.)

Jackson County (Fla.)

Calhoun County (Fla.)

Franklin County (Fla.)

Chattahoochee River

Apalachicola River (Fla.)

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Politics and Government

Subject - Corporate

Florida--Governor (1868-1873 : Reed)

Pensacola and Georgia Railroad Company

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Reed, Harrison, 1813-1899. Proclamation Ordering a Special Election to Decide Whether Portions of West Florida Should Be Annexed by Alabama, 1869. 1869-06-25. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/333337>, accessed 26 December 2024.

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Reed, Harrison, 1813-1899. Proclamation Ordering a Special Election to Decide Whether Portions of West Florida Should Be Annexed by Alabama, 1869. 1869-06-25. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/333337>

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